Wisconsin's Judicial Recall

Unions want liberal judges to overturn Scott Walker's reforms.

Sept. 26, 2012 6:59 p.m. ET

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's recall victory in June was a stinging defeat for organized labor. But just when Wisconsinites thought they were getting past this fight, the left is staging a last gasp coup in the courts.

On Monday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago heard oral arguments in a federal case challenging the law's limits on collective bargaining for government unions. In March, U.S. District Judge William Conley upheld most of the new law but ruled that its requirements that union members vote...